August 2012 YTD Top 259 Best-Selling Vehicles In Canada – Every Vehicle Ranked

Of the 1.16 million new vehicles registered in Canada in the first eight months of 2012, 20% were either Ford F-Series pickups, Ram pickups, Honda Civic sedans and coupes, Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, or Hyundai Elantras of one sort or another. Yes, Canada’s five most popular vehicles accounted for one out of every five new vehicle sales.

In case you didn’t instantly do the math, with four months remaining there’s been one new vehicle sale for every 30 individuals in Canada. August 2012 sales rose 6.4%; year-to-date industry volume is up 6.7% from a little less than 1.1 million new vehicle sales at this point in 2011.

Always A Bridesmaid: Since February, The Ram P/U
Has Been Canada’s Second-Ranked Vehicle

You’re familiar with most of the leading candidates on this list because of GCBC’s regular best seller lists. Here’s some of what you probably don’t already know. Since July, Ford’s Fiesta fell from 30th to 34th spot. The Kia Rio climbed to 29th from 33rd. The Ford Edge and Jeep Wrangler traded places, as did the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota RAV4. Much remains the same at the top. The Ford F-Series is still the best-selling vehicle line in Canada. Ram’s pickup is still the runner-up.

Further down the list we see that the Mercedes-Benz C-Class’s lead over the BMW 3-Series in the race to end 2012 as Canada’s top-selling luxury vehicle has shrunk to just 428 units. The Benz was 783 units ahead at the end of July. The Fiat 500 is one of Canada’s 50 best-selling vehicles in 2012; the Mini Cooper – the whole non-Countryman range – sits in 88th position. GM’s gorgeous Buick Regal slid from a ranking of 124 at the end of July to the 131st position at the end of August. The Regal is no longer outselling the smart fortwo, Ford Expedition, or Hyundai Veracruz. Detroit’s best-selling luxury-brand vehicle in Canada is the 100th-ranked Lincoln MKX. (Ahem… Buick’s Verano sits in 82nd spot. But we said luxury brand. The Century remains terribly front-of-mind.)

Buick Regal Sales Have Plunged 30% This Year, A Decline
That’s Nicely-Timed With The Cheaper Verano’s Arrival

One could use this exhaustive list as the basis for pointing out surprising Canadian-market failures and successes all day. The Hyundai Veloster, reviewed by GCBC last year, ranks 97th south of the border but is the 68th-best-selling vehicle in Canada. Conversely, the divisive Hyundai Equus is way up in 216th in America with 0.3% of the overall market, but the Equus sits way down in 240th in Canada with just 0.007% of the overall market.

Not including vehicles like the Toyota Venza, Subaru Outback, Honda Crosstour, Volvo XC70, or the new Subaru XV Crosstrek, but including vehicles like the Mini Countryman, Nissan Juke, Mitsubishi RVR, BMW X1, and the Dodge Journey, 90 different SUV/CUV/crossover nameplates have been sold in Canada in 2012. Why do people buy SUVs? Generally not because of what’s seen in the accompanying video.

As always, historical monthly and yearly sales figures for every vehicle currently marketed in Canada and the U.S. can be accessed through the first dropdown menu at GCBC’s Sales Stats home or, for non-mobile users, near the top right of this page. What’s the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren suddenly doing on this list? Your guess is as good as mine. It has apparently been a more frequent sale in Canada this year than the Chevrolet Cobalt. Which means nothing.

The 259 vehicles sold in Canada in 2012 have been ranked by August 2012 year-to-date volume below. Skip past the top 30 if you must. Use your Command+F or Cntrl+F functions to search for a specific model. Remember, Toyota Canada reports separate the Prius from the Prius C and Prius V. Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.

Rank	Vehicle	August 2012 YTD	August 2011 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	74,362	64,581	+ 15.1%
#2	Dodge Ram	47,515	42,280	+ 12.4%
#3	Honda Civic	42,412	33,047	+ 28.3%
#4	Dodge Grand Caravan	38,778	39,790	– 2.5%
#5	Hyundai Elantra	34,164	32,937	+ 3.7%
	Elantra Touring	*7056*	8528	– 17.3%
#6	GMC Sierra	30,100	30,641	– 1.8%
	Sierra Extended Cab	*8845*	12,103	– 26.9%
	Sierra Regular Cab	*2676*	3580	– 25.3%
#7	Toyota Corolla	28,770	24,682	+ 16.6%
#8	Ford Escape	28,641	31,615	– 9.4%
#9	Mazda 3	28,102	25,675	+ 9.5%
#10	Chevrolet Silverado	24,966	26,429	– 5.5%
	Silverado Extended Cab	*7728*	10,271	– 24.8%
	Silverado Regular Cab	*2447*	3986	– 38.6%
#11	Honda CR-V	23,495	15,950	+ 47.3%
#12	Chevrolet Cruze	22,319	25,060	– 10.9%
#13	Dodge Journey	20,148	21,350	– 5.6%
#14	Ford Focus	19,301	18,635	+ 3.6%
#15	Hyundai Accent	17,780	15,790	+ 12.6%
#16	Toyota RAV4	17,163	14,016	+ 22.5%
#17	Volkswagen Jetta	17,013	18,567	– 8.4%
#18	Hyundai Santa Fe	15,061	18,268	– 17.6%
#19	Chevrolet Equinox	14,615	16,117	– 9.3%
#20	Jeep Wrangler	14,258	11,772	+ 21.1%
#21	Ford Edge	13,793	10,765	+ 28.1%
#22	Toyota Camry	13,169	7600	+ 73.3%
	Camry Hybrid	*2438*	617	+ 295%
#23	Ford Fusion	12,115	14,043	– 13.7%
#24	Kia Forte	11,003	10,455	+ 5.2%
#25	Hyundai Sonata	10,830	11,851	– 8.6%
	* Sonata Hybrid	*274*	n/a	n/a
#26	Chrysler 200	10,811	5007	+ 116%
	200 Convertible	*665*	886	– 24.9%
#27	Nissan Rogue	10,569	9087	+ 16.3%
#28	Hyundai Tucson	10,494	10,446	+ 0.5%
#29	Kia Rio	9771	4739	+ 106%
#30	Nissan Altima	9713	9532	+ 1.9%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
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Rank	Vehicle	August 2012 YTD	August 2011 YTD	% Change
T31	Toyota Matrix	9530	9532	+ 0.8%
T31	Kia Sorento	9530	10,012	– 4.8%
#33	Volkswagen Golf	9396	9634	– 2.5%
#34	Ford Fiesta	9172	9644	– 4.9%
#35	Kia Optima	8998	870	+ 934%
#36	Nissan Versa	8772	10,399	– 15.6%
#37	Toyota Sienna	8406	7327	+ 14.7%
#38	GMC Terrain	8203	8548	– 4.0%
#39	Nissan Sentra	7794	9875	– 21.1%
#40	Toyota Venza	7763	8028	– 3.3%
#41	Mazda CX-5	7720	—–	—–
#42	Subaru Impreza	7715	5458	+ 41.4%
#43	Toyota Yaris	7695	5012	+ 53.5%
	Yaris Sedan	*1937*	2128	– 9.0%
#44	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	7325	5811	+ 26.1%
#45	Ford Explorer	7001	6282	+ 11.4%
#46	Jeep Grand Cherokee	6931	6629	+ 4.6%
#47	BMW 3-Series	6897	7864	– 12.3%
#48	Chevrolet Sonic	6581	5006	+ 31.5%
	Aveo	*100*	5006	– 98.0%
#49	Fiat 500	6436	3856	+ 66.9%
	500C	*1782*	288	+ 519%
#50	Honda Odyssey	6285	5559	+ 13.1%
#51	Chevrolet Impala	6235	7799	– 20.1%
#52	Toyota Tacoma	6165	4929	+ 25.1%
	Tacoma 4×2	*251*	453	– 44.6%
#53	Kia Sportage	5800	5127	+ 13.1%
#54	Kia Soul	5582	8198	– 31.9%
#55	Volkswagen Passat & CC	5350	1240	+ 331%
#56	Honda Accord	5060	5760	– 12.2%
#57	Mitsubishi Lancer	5000	4615	+ 8.3%
#58	Subaru Forester	4983	5362	– 7.1%
#59	Toyota Tundra	4863	4497	+ 8.1%
	Tundra 4×2	*163*	198	– 17.7%
#60	Jeep Patriot	4767	5760	– 17.2%
#61	Lexus RX	4607	4233	+ 8.8%
	RX450h	*495*	473	+ 4.7%
#62	Chrysler 300	4595	1674	+ 174%
#63	Subaru Outback	4591	4690	– 2.1%
#64	Mitsubishi RVR	4542	4811	– 5.6%
#65	Ford Mustang	4303	3786	+ 13.7%
#66	Jeep Compass	4237	4690	– 9.7%
#67	Chevrolet Orlando	4121	—–	—–
#68	Hyundai Veloster	4116	4	+ 102,800%
#69	Ford Taurus	4068	2559	+ 59.0%
#70	Audi A4	4047	3809	+ 6.2%
#71	Toyota Highlander	4013	3610	+ 11.2%
#72	Volkswagen Tiguan	3966	3785	+ 4.8%
#73	BMW X1	3954	1512	+ 162%
#74	Mazda 5	3882	4589	– 15.4%
#75	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	3802	1947	+ 95.3%
#76	Audi Q5	3772	3117	+ 21.0%
#77	Mazda 2	3752	6785	– 44.7%
#78	Chevrolet Malibu	3661	8806	– 58.4%
#79	Dodge Avenger	3619	3677	– 1.6%
#80	Ford Ranger	3515	11,338	– 69.0%
#81	Honda Pilot	3501	2829	+ 23.8%
#82	Buick Verano	3486	—–	—–
#83	Kia Rondo	3396	4770	– 28.8%
#84	Mercedes-Benz GLK	3382	3648	– 7.3%
#85	Acura MDX	3363	3494	– 3.7%
#86	Nissan Murano	3363	3123	+ 7.7%
#87	Chrysler Town & Country	3280	3177	+ 3.2%
#88	Mini Cooper	3205	2424	+ 32.2%
#89	Honda Fit	3198	2300	+ 39.0%
#90	GMC Acadia	3178	3926	– 19.1%
#91	Mitsubishi Outlander	3111	3602	– 13.6%
#92	Dodge Charger	3102	3174	– 2.3%
#93	BMW X3	3024	2988	+ 1.2%
#94	Acura RDX	3018	1758	+ 71.7%
#95	Mazda 6	2920	2533	+ 15.3%
#96	Toyota Prius V	2906	—–	—–
#97	Mercedes-Benz E-Class & CLS-Class	2891	2515	+ 15.0%
#98	Nissan Juke	2715	2642	+ 2.8%
#99	Mazda CX-7	2704	3808	– 29.0%
#100	Lincoln MKX	2701	2769	– 2.5%
#101	Ford Flex	2640	2217	+ 19.1%
#102	BMW X5	2454	2510	– 2.2%
#103	Chevrolet Avalanche	2415	2436	– 0.9%
#104	Acura TL	2292	1632	+ 40.4%
#105	Toyota Prius	2287	1162	+ 96.8%
#106	Infiniti G	2286	2406	– 5.0%
#107	Buick Enclave	2266	2601	– 12.9%
#108	Chevrolet Traverse	2264	3846	– 41.1%
#109	Nissan Titan	2263	1762	+ 28.4%
#110	Chevrolet Camaro	2167	3015	– 28.1%
#111	Nissan Frontier	1977	1769	+ 11.8%
#112	Suzuki SX4	1948	1968	– 1.0%
#113	Cadillac SRX	1944	2189	– 11.2%
#114	Toyota Prius C	1936	—–	—–
#115	Toyota 4Runner	1880	1714	+ 9.7%
#116	BMW 5-Series	1875	1829	+ 2.5%
#117	Dodge Durango	1862	1667	+ 11.7%
#118	Buick LaCrosse	1838	2148	– 14.4%
#119	Subaru Legacy	1719	2154	– 20.2%
#120	Nissan Maxima	1696	1488	+ 14.0%
#121	Cadillac CTS	1682	2299	– 26.8%
#122	Volkswagen Beetle	1545	197	+ 684%
#123	smart fortwo	1482	1293	+ 14.6%
#124	Hyundai Veracruz	1428	956	+ 49.4%
#125	Hyundai Genesis Coupe	1409	2118	– 33.5%
#126	Audi A5	1405	1494	– 6.0%
#127	Infiniti JX35	1392	—–	—–
#128	Lexus IS	1356	1510	– 10.2%
	ISC	*239*	229	+ 4.4%
	ISF	37	52	– 28.8%
#129	Volvo XC60	1345	1295	+ 3.9%
#130	Ford Expedition	1342	1195	+ 12.3%
#131	Buick Regal	1334	1898	– 29.7%
#132	Honda Ridgeline	1329	989	+ 34.4%
#133	Chevrolet Colorado	1293	1858	– 30.4%
#134	Dodge Challenger	1266	2023	– 37.4%
#135	Volkswagen Touareg	1229	1130	+ 8.8%
#136	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class & G-Class	1219	951	+ 28.2%
#137	Lexus ES	1210	1293	– 6.4%
	ES300h	22	—–	—–
#138	Volvo S60	1197	1001	+ 19.6%
#139	Suzuki Grand Vitara	1175	1238	– 5.1%
#140	Nissan Pathfinder	1167	1399	– 16.6%
#141	GMC Canyon	1160	1606	– 27.8%
#142	Lexus CT200h	1112	796	+ 39.7%
#143	Audi Q7	1095	1064	+ 2.9%
#144	Scion tC	1093	1389	– 21.3%
#145	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	1079	932	+ 15.8%
#146	Audi A3	1049	871	+ 20.4%
#147	Mini Countryman	1026	881	+ 16.5%
#148	Porsche Cayenne	951	882	+ 7.8%
#149	Scion FR-S	935	—–	—–
#150	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	899	—–	—–
#151	Acura TSX	888	755	+ 17.6%
T152	Hyundai Genesis	847	498	+ 70.1%
T152	Jeep Liberty	847	1256	– 32.6%
#154	Infiniti EX	843	969	– 13.0%
#155	Mazda CX-9	841	814	+ 3.3%
#156	BMW 1-Series	806	1205	– 33.1%
#157	Chevrolet Tahoe	780	656	+ 18.9%
#158	Scion xB	771	987	– 21.9%
#159	Acura ILX	764	—–	—–
#160	GMC Yukon	741	614	+ 20.7%
#161	Lincoln MKZ	714	1194	– 40.2%
#162	Chevrolet Volt	713	—–	—–
#163	GMC Yukon XL	690	621	+ 11.1%
#164	Lexus GS	685	93	+ 637%
	GS350	*643*	82	+ 684%
	GS450h	42	9	+ 367%
#165	Scion iQ	663	—–	—–
#166	Honda Crosstour	650	726	– 10.5%
#167	Mazda MX-5 Miata	642	474	+ 35.4%
#168	Audi A6	632	337	+ 87.5%
#169	Nissan Xterra	630	1023	– 38.4%
#170	Cadillac Escalade	627	716	– 12.4%
	Escalade	*390*	426	– 8.5%
	Escalade ESV	*127*	155	– 18.1%
	Escalade EXT	*110*	135	– 18.5%
#171	Chevrolet Suburban	614	763	– 19.5%
#172	BMW X6	594	703	– 15.5%
#173	Audi A7	592	390	+ 51.8%
#174	Kia Sedona	579	1003	– 42.3%
#175	Volvo XC70	556	589	– 5.6%
#176	Buick Lucerne	547	1737	– 68.5%
#177	Volvo C30	519	512	+ 1.4%
#178	Volkswagen Eos	516	583	– 11.5%
#179	Infiniti FX	513	533	– 3.8%
#180	Nissan Quest	510	586	– 13.0%
#181	Toyota Sequoia	488	489	– 0.2%
#182	Dodge Dart	473	—–	—–
#183	Porsche 911	471	397	+ 18.6%
#184	Toyota FJ Cruiser	465	432	+ 7.6%
#185	Scion xD	458	858	– 46.6%
T186	Nissan 370Z	453	372	+ 21.8%
T186	Suzuki Kizashi	453	528	– 14.2%
#188	Mercedes-Benz S-Class & CL-Class	448	488	– 8.2%
#189	Mazda Tribute	444	2457	– 81.9%
#190	Volkswagen Routan	436	630	– 30.8%
#191	Mercedes-Benz SLK	425	289	+ 47.1%
#192	Lincoln Navigator	415	419	– 1.0%
#193	Nissan Armada	414	412	+ 0.5%
#194	Lincoln MKS	405	439	– 7.7%
#195	BMW 7-Series	368	321	+ 14.6%
#196	Land Rover LR4	359	418	– 14.1%
#197	Volvo XC90	356	522	– 31.8%
#198	Audi TT	351	323	+ 8.7%
#199	Mercedes-Benz R-Class	338	355	– 4.8%
#200	BMW 6-Series	289	89	+ 225%
#201	Lincoln MKT	281	342	– 17.8%
#202	Subaru BRZ	281	—–	—–
#203	Dodge Caliber	279	4287	– 93.5%
#204	Porsche Panamera	275	267	+ 3.0%
#205	Jaguar XF	261	281	– 7.1%
#206	BMW Z4	259	279	– 7.2%
#207	Land Rover Range Rover	256	256	0.0%
#208	Subaru Tribeca	251	292	– 14.0%
#209	Toyota Avalon	250	301	– 16.9%
#210	Lexus GX460	244	272	– 10.3%
#211	Nissan Cube	241	297	– 18.9%
#212	Infiniti QX56	236	287	– 17.8%
#213	Mercedes-Benz SL-Class	235	149	+ 57.7%
#214	Mitsubishi Eclipse	207	462	– 55.2%
#215	Honda CR-Z	202	438	– 53.9%
#216	Subaru XV Crosstrek	201	—–	—–
#217	Infiniti M	196	272	– 27.9%
#218	Land Rover LR2	191	243	– 21.4%
#219	Porsche Boxster	191	133	+ 43.6%
#220	Lexus LX570	189	81	+ 133%
#221	Chevrolet Corvette	184	285	– 35.4%
#222	Nissan Leaf	180	25	+ 620%
#223	Volvo S80	172	292	– 41.1%
#224	Toyota Land Cruiser	164	86	+ 90.7%
#225	Chevrolet HHR	160	959	– 83.3%
#226	Audi A8	155	151	+ 2.6%
#227	Mitsubishi i MiEV	150	—–	—–
#228	Volvo C70	119	135	– 11.9%
#229	Jaguar XJ	117	152	– 23.0%
#230	Chevrolet Spark	110	—–	—–
#231	Lexus HS250h	108	249	– 56.6%
#232	Mitsubishi Endeavor	105	165	– 36.4%
#233	Nissan GT-R	94	30	+ 213%
#234	Dodge Nitro	89	400	– 77.8%
T235	Jaguar XK	88	98	– 10.2%
T235	Honda Insight	88	220	– 60.0%
#237	Audi R8	87	99	– 12.1%
#238	Porsche Cayman	86	92	– 6.5%
#239	Acura ZDX	82	86	– 4.7%
#240	Hyundai Equus	80	76	+ 5.3%
#241	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	79	84	– 6.0%
#242	Lexus LS	59	100	– 41.0%
	LS600hL	5	6	– 16.7%
#243	Cadillac XTS	58	—–	—–
#244	Dodge Dakota	45	1315	– 96.6%
#245	Mazda RX-8	43	137	– 68.6%
#246	Ford Crown Victoria	30	2020	– 98.5%
#247	Acura CSX	26	1300	– 98.0%
#248	Acura RL	19	44	– 56.8%
#249	Saab 9-3	15	90	– 83.3%
#250	Honda Element	9	166	– 94.6%
T251	Dodge Viper	6	27	– 77.8%
T251	Saab 9-5	6	42	– 85.7%
T253	Lexus LFA	4	4	0.0%
T253	Kia Borrego	4	108	– 96.3%
T253	Cadillac DTS	4	223	– 98.2%
T256	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren	2	—–	—–
T256	Cadillac STS	2	12	– 83.3%
T256	Mercedes-Benz B-Class	2	2255	– 99.9%
#259	Chevrolet Cobalt	1	360	– 99.7%
—–	Total	1,142,624	1,072,605	+ 6.5%
—–	———————————	——-	—–	—–
—–	Commercial Vans	21,249	18,191	+ 16.8%
—–	———————————	——-	—–	—–
—–	Overall Market	1,163,873	1,090,796	+ 6.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
Sales data for brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maybach are unfortunately not broken down by model. estimates say sales for those brands through August were 152, 86, and 2 respectively. Total Maserati and Bentley volume is reported, but not by specific models.
* = unconfirmed by manufacturer’s monthly report.
Italicized unranked lines are nothing more than available breakdowns, already included in the model’s total, not in addition to the model’s total.

2 Comments

Timothy Cain says:

September 19, 2012 at 12:55 am

The Elantra's total is its total. Any line unranked (which is also always italicized) simply offers whatever breakdown Hyundai (or any other automaker) makes available. Were Honda to offer a breakdown of coupe sales, we would put that in a line below the Civic's total as well. Hyundai sold 34,164 Elantras in the first eight months of 2012, a number which includes 7056 Tourings.

Trevor says:

September 18, 2012 at 11:06 pm

Why did the list count all Honda Civics sold ie. coupe sedan hybrid but did not count all Hyundai Elantras the same ie touring, sedans, coups this would push it up to number 4 passing caravan by 1194 and behind civic by only 1192 cars.

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